February, 2012
FTSE Launches Four Carbon Indexes
The FTSE Group and its partners, the nonprofit Carbon Disclosure Project and benchmarking specialist ENDS Carbon, have launched four carbon-related indexes designed to help investors ...
Energy-Intensive Midwest Manufacturing Needs Efficiency Shot, Report Finds
Midwest states tend to be heavy on manufacturing but light on energy efficiency programs, according to the World Resource Institute's Midwest Manufacturing Snapshot: Energy ...
Wireless AT&T Technology Improving Cooler Management
Ice Energy, a company that manufactures ice-based cooling systems, is using AT&T's Enterprise On-Demand wireless device control system to more efficiently manage its machines.
The ...
Ernst & Young: Incentives Helped Make U.S. Top for Renewable Energy Investments
Public funding helped the U.S. surpass China last year as the number one country for renewable energy investments, reversing positions held since 2009, but China ...
IES Building Analysis Tool to Save Fitchburg State $1.5m
CBT Architects used software from sustainable building design consultant Integrated Environmental Solutions to help save Fitchburg State University a projected $1.5 million in construction costs ...
SC Johnson Expands Concentrated Cleaning Products Range
Household products manufacturer SC Johnson has expanded the range of concentrated refills for its cleaning products.
The refills, branded as SC Johnson's "Mini" line, allow customers ...
Geothermal Energy’s Implications for Buildings and Homes
Did you know that the US spends between $30 and $50 billion every month on foreign oil? I find that number ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Australia Carbon Tax, EU ETS Permit Supply, U.S. GHG Report
The White House backed TransCanada Corp.'s bid to build a major portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline - a $2.3 billion section called Gulf ...
Study: Baby Boomers Believe in Sustainable Principles (and Will Pay for Them)
In the late 1990s I stood with Dr. Henry Kelly, assistant director from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, ...
Green Branding at Sears
Dr. James Gray-Donald discusses green branding and eco products at Sears ...
Kaiser Permanente Targets 30% GHG Cut by 2020
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente has pledged to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020, compared to its 2008 levels.
Kaiser produced ...
ConocoPhillips, Others Show Thirst for Groundwater
As water conservation measures come up short, industrial facilities, including one owned by ConocoPhillips, are increasingly turning to groundwater as a water source, according to ...
Nuclear Has Nine Times the Potential of Solar, Report Says
The United States' capacity for the expansion of nuclear power is almost nine times greater than for that of solar thermal power, according to research ...
Ebay Data Center Achieves 1.35 PUE with Green Grid Techniques
Internet auction site Ebay used guidelines set by nonprofit environmental IT consortium Green Grid to help build a modular data center with a ...
Hertz Launches Electric Car Sharing Service for Corporates
Hertz on Demand and Move About, an electric vehicle sharing company, have launched EV sharing services for corporations, utilities and municipalities in Germany.
The move follows ...
Global Water Resources Pushed to the Brink
Reaching a global population of seven billion people could push water resources to the brink, unless agriculture and industry act fast to cut ...
ABB to Supply Onboard DC Grid to Shipowner
Power and automation technology group ABB has won an order from ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to supply the first direct current power grid on board ...
Careers in the UK Offshore Wind Industry
Last year, global investment in renewable energy rose by 32 percent to $211 billion. And $142 billion of that was new ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Window Efficiency Rating, Energy Star, Dexos1 Engine Oil, Green Meetings
The Federal Trade Commission has a new Shopping for Windows infographic that illustrates how the National Fenestration Rating Council's energy-rating label measures the energy ...
How Social Purpose Creates Value
Charles Middleton, managing director at Triodos Bank, discusses how organizations with social purpose are aligned with the emerging sustainability paradigm at ...
